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WORKSHOP: DE-MYSTIFYING NATURAL & ORGANIC COSMETIC
STANDARDS
OCT 14, 2009
Singapore
Expo
Natural & organic
cosmetic standards have become en vogue in the beauty industry. European
and American companies are the early adopters, whilst Asian companies
are in danger of missing out on the eco-labelling wave. Targeted at an
Asian audience, this workshop de-mystifies the plethora of natural &
organic cosmetic standards and highlights their formulation issues.
Workshop Overview
This
workshop aims to educate and train Asian companies on the major natural
& organic cosmetic standards and their practical implications.
The workshop will begin by giving an overview of the
global market for natural & organic beauty products, highlighting the
major trends and developments. The workshop will then focus on the
various standards and eco-labelling schemes.
Details of the major natural & organic cosmetic standards in Europe,
North America, Asia-Pacific and other regions will be given. Standards
to be covered include Cosmos and NaTrue in Europe; NPA, NSF and
OASIS in North America; as well as private standards like Ecocert, Soil
Association, BDIH and IBD. The formulation and raw material issues are
examined, as well as adoption issues for Asian companies. The
interactive workshop involves practical exercises for product
developers, formulators and ingredient companies
The
workshop
will address the following questions:
> What constitutes a natural / organic ingredient?
> What are the key characteristics of natural & organic cosmetic
products?
> What ingredients are present / absent in natural & organic
cosmetics?
> What is the size of the global natural & organic cosmetics market?
> What
are the precise details of the new European Cosmos natural & organic
standard?
> What are the details of the NaTrue standard, and other standards
like Ecocert, SA, BDiH?
> What are the details of American standards like OASIS, NSF, and NPA?
> What are the differences between these various standards?
> What are the practical implications of adopting these different
standards?
> What is the process to get a cosmetic product / ingredient
certified?
> What are the technical issues concerning ingredients, formulations,
etc.?
> What guidance can be given to Asian companies looking to adopt
these standards?
Who Should Attend?
The workshop
is designed for organisations looking to
invest in natural & organic cosmetic ingredients and finished products:
raw material and ingredient suppliers, cosmetic manufactures,
industry organisations and investors.
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